What's the best way to tell if an M3 is a ZCP? If an M3 no longer has the ZCP wheels, how would you know for sure? I understand that the stock ride height is almost the same. Are there any easy ways to tell?

What's the best way to tell if an M3 is a ZCP? If an M3 no longer has the ZCP wheels, how would you know for sure? I understand that the stock ride height is almost the same. Are there any easy ways to tell?

Just run a check on the vin, any dealer can do it for you and print the original sales sheet.

There is no clear visible way to tell if a car has ZCP other than a VIN check with BMW. The presence of ZCP/359M wheels or a lowered ride height doesn't confirm that the car has ZCP for obvious reasons.

Aside from the previous ideas including looking for the Honda badge, what year is the car? Don't think the competition package was available until MY2011 here in the US, which started in March 2010. If the car is a MY2010 or earlier it won't have the competition package...

Is it faster than other regular M3s? Does it look better? Does it handle better? 50 more whp? Hot chick riding in the passenger seat? Nicer wheels? Owner with high IQ?
There... Too easy to tell ZCP from the riff raff.

What's the best way to tell if an M3 is a ZCP? If an M3 no longer has the ZCP wheels, how would you know for sure? I understand that the stock ride height is almost the same. Are there any easy ways to tell?

Previous owner never watches Top Gear? Wears 7 brand jeans because anything less just doesn't make sense? You found a secret list of "kills" in the glove box, proving superiority?